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To my surprise I discovered, that in the last few days, the present blog had been flagged as Spam! 20 days to sort things out. (luckily for me it was not July or August holiday period) Not the slightest indication of what to look for, certainly not Spam, I truly believed.
Much of this blog is my own poetry on science by a scientist(me) and all my recommendations are heart felt freely given. I try to echo freely, with of course AdSense support for interested viewers, other work of a similar nature.
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On a second look I found that a couple of videos of famous signers had been blocked, one was the unfortunately deceased Jeff Buckley singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". I wonder who gets the free publicity revenue?
The other was a James Blunt video and song, whom I still appreciate. Both of course got a tiny piece of free publicity and of course neither they not nor their producer appear to be in any dire need even in the present crisis. I do know of many of whom one can not say the same thing. I wonder who should apologise to whom. I will say more about my own professional work and patent and copyright treatment in a separate post.
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Indeed my own materials may be copied and put to music. Such is the big wide world and my own meagre protection that I would get no consideration whatsoever. Indeed I would be pleased if some blog readers or copyright trigger happy souls put some music to my own original poems.
I shall up-date a link or two such is the never ending nature of human frailty or the universality of some themes often better spotted by the poetic approach than the logical or legal one perhaps? (repeat under-score, underline emphasis, make material as accessible as possible.)
My recent Google Analytics study shows that 80% of my visitors (all sites) are newcomers and time spent is in line with our zapping society - short visits. Must try and do better, I guess.
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I identified myself as soon as I read my mail and have since been re-instated. So bye bye Jeff (RIP), Leonard and James so much for web incitation to give your personal tastes favourite signers, songs and what have you. I wish I had not been so up-set and noted the copyright complaint origin. Hope Sue Boyle will get in touch directly . My heart felt good wishes to Sue.
The copyright issue has been well argued by the Scots creator of Napster way back.
(All my time is taken up by my blogging and managing my blog in order to " break even", Some Day, as the song goes. )
My current earnings since last May 2009 with seven blogs stands at 66 euros, I have change today from my US $ account which stands at 95$ and am looking forward to my second payment. We all need to be motivated. I would have changed to local currency earlier if it had been stated at the outset that payment criteria would not alter. Changing from one money to another has never been one of my preoccupations. Earning money certainly has been through-out. Naturally a strong currency is more reassuring especially if your personal project is to globetrot and and "glob-rot? Think about that latter word.
I was retired as of 31 Dec 2008 and am struggling to come to terms with this new status.
Find something worth fighting for?
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JA.
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Definitely Science in disguise.
The Nano Song
Thanks to a link on twitter from IOM3 webmaster. Thanks Richard. Great fun and more resources.
Follow the links on the page for an impressive list of short videos (less than 5mns) Introducing Nanotechnology due to ACS the American Chemical Society's Nanotation website and video competition.
A Few sample video links in the ACS competition series:
1. Introductory Video by Dan Graham
2. Warning on misuse by the Nano-everywhere Advertisers
3. The buzz, social impact of nanotechnology - nanowiki #4 From:Victor Puntes
4. History, Nanoparticles before Nanotechnology
Many more resources on the RHS (right hand side ) Nanosong menu bar:
Centres, People, Products...
More choices of videos called "Nanopicks" categorised by "most commented", "best av. rating",
by ACS appointed expert reviewers...cf the top drop-down menu "Nanopicks"
Good viewing.
Surveillance is not just academic; it is key to getting early warnings of events that call for swift adaptations of control strategies.
"Swine flu is currently sensitive to the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu), for example, but seasonal H1N1 is resistant. Were the new virus to acquire resistance, that would render redundant the Tamiflu stockpiled by many nations as part of their pandemic plans.
New flu strains are more likely to arise in equatorial countries, where influenza is present the year round and surveillance is poor," reports D. Butler.
My comment: Indeed surveillance does appear to have been efficient in developed countries despite scepticism from surprising quarters as to the seriousness of this flu alert . Many people to whom I spoke, normally considered intelligent people, perhaps trying to be even smarty smart or carry on Biz and leasure as usual, felt this was just a government(s) ploy to distract attention from current economic woes. How quickly people forget such events as Mad Moo which was a horrendous way to leave the planet. And how many of us up-hold bad practice.
My reading is that in these cases (at least since the blood contamination scandale or again in Tchernobyl radiation spread, not to mention a few conveniently forgotten or not yey uncovered issues) the authorities in developed countries acted appropriately, in a responsible manner, and hopefully will continue to do so, more and more. But public awareness does require to be sharpened and protection is never total in this life! That politicians are "afraid of public fears" does not say much in favour of our "developed education system" when good advice is taken as bad!
Less developped countries should certainly take heed and take resonsible appropriate action.
In Scots
"Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie, " O, what a panic's in thy breastie!
In English
Small, sleek, cowering, timorous beast,O, what a panic is in your breast!
from R. Burns poem "To a Mouse"
Repeat:
Less developped countries should certainly take heed and take responsible appropriate action. Sometimes it pays to be scared.
More...
Full story from Nature News Alerts by Declan Butler
Published online 27 May 2009 Nature 459, 490-491 (2009) doi:10.1038/459490a
Susan Boyle's latest video has been added to my "Un-known - Top talent video list"
Vote for Sue, Scottish singing talent of the year 2009.
Here competing on Barbara Streisand's home ground Sue's voice wavered at the start of her performance but recovered as she gained confidence. Then who would not be overwhelmed by Streisand's original performance?
Susan Boyle signs Memories Top-Talent 2009
I have just discovered the work of A. Van Jordan and his book Quantum Lyrics from which I have posted extracts in the preceding posts. I feel that this work deserves a little more review space on my pages and have cut and pasted a very good review by Kevin Winter from Amazon Books website.
"In Quantum Lyrics, A. Van Jordan takes the reader on a ride they won't soon forget. In his collection full of lyricism, imagery, and history, Mr. Jordan examines math and science and how they relate to what it means to be human. Most of the poems settle around Einstein, and how he viewed his contributions to society - how he, Einstein, viewed human relationships from when he first got married, to the night he dreamed about his famous equation. Two poems dealing with Richard Feynman lectures, and a couple of poems about comic book heroes, the Flash and the Green Lantern are absolute joys to read. This is a unique collection of prose that take you on a journey of discovery, a journey of self-discovery. The conversations between Einstein and his future wife are interesting, for it shows how even a genius like Einstein had trouble relating to his wife, and readers may find of particular interest Einstein's love letter to his future wife, Mileva Maric. This is a book for those who love both a mixture of science and poetry and highly recommended."
Reviewed by Kevin Winter
Looking forward to reading this book soon.
How many of us, scientists and non-scientists alike, know of poetic works by Nobel Physicist, Richard Phillips Feynman?
To one of his lectures, Laura Orem, tells us that Feynman added this poetic footnote, a poem in prose:
"Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere gobs of gas atoms. Nothing is "mere."
I too can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them.
But do I see less or more?
The vastness of the heavens stretches my imagination - stuck on this carousel my little eye can catch one-million-year-old light.
A vast pattern - of which I am a part - perhaps my stuff was belched from some forgotten star,
as one is belching there. Or see them with the greater eye of Palomar, rushing all apart from some common starting point when they were perhaps all together.
What is the pattern, or the meaning, or the "why?"
It does not do harm to the mystery to know a little about it.
For far more marvelous is the truth than any artists of the past imagined!
Why do the poets of the present not speak of it?
What men are poets who can speak of Jupiter if he were like a man, but if he is an immense spinning sphere of methane and ammonia must be silent?"
Source
"The Physics of Poetry (or the Poetry of Physics)" from Laura Orem:
My last post (today also) led me to check out my original motivation links under Hugh MacDiarmid, the Great Scots Poet and incidentally a Sargent in the Medical Corps of the British Army in the so called Great War, WWI, in which my own wife's family, paid a heavy tribute: A grand uncle, Paul and a cousin Jean, both poilus-soldiers in WWII, lost their lives. Her Grandfather, poilu too, survived the "Chemin des Dames", Verdun and lived to the age of 87 years old with an permanently injured lung-lost and a piece of shrapnel in his thigh, undetected until late into his 80's and too old to operate!
Short recall:
For memory Hugh's poem, a prayer "Beyond Exile" may be found, in english with my translation to french in my post of entitled:
Tribute to Lazare Ponticelli & to those who survived or tried to survive WWI
It inspired my poem in french and english to Jean (and Paul) called "Well Beyond Exile / Bien au-delà de l'exile." in my post of Oh What a "Great War", That Was! of 12 March 2008. Such work may be readily found by using the blog search on the very top left of my blog with the key words "My poems".
In an expanded Hugh MacDiarmid link list to included Scots Anthems, Pipes and Drum, from Lone Pipers to Massed Pipes and Drums from around the World and combined Scots Songs, Music Videos, things I am sure would interest MacDiarmid if he were alive today. To some, the global reach of the Scottish-Celtic Music connection could be a cultural shock in itself. But to my surprise and great pleasure, I learned the The famous bagpipe tune "Highland Cathedral" was written by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb.
Of course my main focus is Science, Poems by Scientists, Poems on Science, Technology and Engineering. (As if to remind myself!)
Now thanks to a couple of bloggers I have opened my poetical list via two new link lists_just scroll down the menu bar:
New:
1 Famous Poets and Poems _ All themes.
2. Blogger Poets and Poems.
Older Links list:
3. Peoms by Scientists-Poems on Science.
4. Poet: Hugh Macdiarmid-Best Site yet on BigMac!
(My original source of inspiration, perhaps after Robert Burns, Scotland's National Bard)
